Václav Kopecký continuously approaches photography not only as a tool of reflection of reality but also as a physical object that fills up the space and changes our perspective. He analyses photography as a medium of memory related to a specific history and technology; in his exhibitions, he alludes to a closed world that follows its own rules. He processes his photographs by means of traditional methods as if trying to make the best of the nostalgia related to analogue photography. He considers the photographic medium as a way of perceiving the world to which he seeks various parallels, e.g.in the form of a found imprint, a record of light, a redirection of our view. He approaches the installation of the exhibition in a similar way, for instance by using a photosensitive emulsion to let the installation make its own imprint on the gallery walls.





















Václav Kopecký
*1983
Education
- since 2012 PhD., Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design, Prague
- 2010 – 2012 Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague, Studio of Photography of Hynek Alt & Aleksandra Vajd
- 2006 – 2010 Jan Evangelista Purkyně University in Ústí nad Labem, Faculty of Art and Design, Department of Photography of Pavel Baňka, Ústí nad Labem, CZ
Stipends
- 2011 Academy of Fine Arts, Studio of Intermedia of Tomáš Vaněk, Prague
- 2009 University of Derby, Faculty of Arts, Design and Technology, Derby, GB
Solo Exhibitions
- 2019
Four Balls, Lucie Drdova Gallery
Untitled : Sky, Galerie 207, Prague
- 2017
Petrification, OFF/Format, Brno, CZ
- 2016
Petrification, Josef Sudek Studio, Prague
- 2015
Petrification, Lucie Drdova Gallery, Prague, CZ
- 2014
Petrification, curated by Jiří Ptáček, House of Art, České Budějovice, CZ
Hotel Zenit, Buňka gallery, Prague
- 2013
Hotel Zenit – Reverse wave, Kabinet gallery, Brno, CZ
- 2012
Zenit Hotel, Drdova Gallery, Prague
Still Life, the30gallery, Festival Fotograf, Prague
Neon (with Jiří Thýn), The Good-bye Gallery, Volyně, CZ
Hotel Zenit, 35m2 gallery, Prague
- 2011
Fading light, growing shadow (with Pavel Baňka), Entrance Gallery, Prague
Untitled, Fotograf Gallery, Prague
2011 Invisible Cube, M.odla gallery, Prague
- 2010
As bee hive seen it / Včela z úlu v pohledu, Jelení Gallery, Prague
Group Exhibitions
- 2017
Ripple Effect, Futura gallery, Prague
- 2016
Inventura, White Unicorn Gallery, Klatovy, CZ
Cities and (Velo)cities, curated by Vaclav Janoscik, Summer of Photopgraphy, Bozar, Brussel, BE
- 2015
Who on my Place / Kdo na moje místo, Plato gallery, Ostrava, CZ
- 2014
7th New Zlín Salon, Regional Gallery of Fine Arts in Zlin, CZ
About the Chair, 9th Biennial of Photography and Visual Arts, Liege, BE
Hast du von Bergen geträumt ? III, curated by Alena Drahokoupilová, Czech Centre Prague, DE
Hast du von Bergen geträumt ? II, curated by Alena Drahokoupilová, Czech Centre Berlin, DE
- 2013
Hast du von Bergen geträumt ? I, curated by Alena Drahokoupilová, Kulturrathaus, Dresden, DE
Prague Biennale Photo 3, curated by Pavel Vančát, the functionalist railway station Žižkov, Prague
- 2012
Hidden River, DOX Centre for contemporary Art, Prague
6th Zlín Youth Salon, Zlín House of Arts, Zlín, CZ
Fotofestival Uničov 2, Teta Gallery, Uničov, CZ
- 2011
Finalists of EXIT Award, Emil Filla Gallery, Ústí nad Labem, CZ
The Exhibition 2011, curated by Karel Císař, Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, Prague
Magic circle (annual exhibition of the department of photography of Pavel Baňka), Emil Filla Gallery, Ústí nad Labem, CZ
In Optima Forma, Emil Filla Gallery, Ústí and Labem, CZ
- 2010
Collected reflections, curated by Edith Jeřábková, Entrance Gallery, Prague
One day you will lose it all, curated by Markéta Kinterová, 4+4 Days in Motion, 15th Performing Arts Festival, Prague
Making worlds, Emil Filla Gallery, Ústí and Labem, CZ
Notes to the Subject (with Veronika Daňhelová), Školská 28 Communication space, Prague
- 2009
Gedanken Zur Revolution, Part 03 “Art & Politics”, Leipzig, DE
Body, Old Brewery Gallery, Brno, CZ
Second shift, Armaturka gallery, Ústí nad Labem, CZ
Four Balls, Lucie Drdova Gallery
Untitled : Sky, Galerie 207, Prague
Petrification, OFF/Format, Brno, CZ
Petrification, Josef Sudek Studio, Prague
Petrification, Lucie Drdova Gallery, Prague, CZ
Petrification, curated by Jiří Ptáček, House of Art, České Budějovice, CZ
Hotel Zenit, Buňka gallery, Prague
Hotel Zenit – Reverse wave, Kabinet gallery, Brno, CZ
Zenit Hotel, Drdova Gallery, Prague
Still Life, the30gallery, Festival Fotograf, Prague
Neon (with Jiří Thýn), The Good-bye Gallery, Volyně, CZ
Hotel Zenit, 35m2 gallery, Prague
Fading light, growing shadow (with Pavel Baňka), Entrance Gallery, Prague
Untitled, Fotograf Gallery, Prague 2011 Invisible Cube, M.odla gallery, Prague
As bee hive seen it / Včela z úlu v pohledu, Jelení Gallery, Prague
Ripple Effect, Futura gallery, Prague
Inventura, White Unicorn Gallery, Klatovy, CZ
Cities and (Velo)cities, curated by Vaclav Janoscik, Summer of Photopgraphy, Bozar, Brussel, BE
Who on my Place / Kdo na moje místo, Plato gallery, Ostrava, CZ
7th New Zlín Salon, Regional Gallery of Fine Arts in Zlin, CZ
About the Chair, 9th Biennial of Photography and Visual Arts, Liege, BE
Hast du von Bergen geträumt ? III, curated by Alena Drahokoupilová, Czech Centre Prague, DE
Hast du von Bergen geträumt ? II, curated by Alena Drahokoupilová, Czech Centre Berlin, DE
Hast du von Bergen geträumt ? I, curated by Alena Drahokoupilová, Kulturrathaus, Dresden, DE
Prague Biennale Photo 3, curated by Pavel Vančát, the functionalist railway station Žižkov, Prague
Hidden River, DOX Centre for contemporary Art, Prague
6th Zlín Youth Salon, Zlín House of Arts, Zlín, CZ
Fotofestival Uničov 2, Teta Gallery, Uničov, CZ
Finalists of EXIT Award, Emil Filla Gallery, Ústí nad Labem, CZ
The Exhibition 2011, curated by Karel Císař, Museum of Decorative Arts in Prague, Prague
Magic circle (annual exhibition of the department of photography of Pavel Baňka), Emil Filla Gallery, Ústí nad Labem, CZ
In Optima Forma, Emil Filla Gallery, Ústí and Labem, CZ
Collected reflections, curated by Edith Jeřábková, Entrance Gallery, Prague
One day you will lose it all, curated by Markéta Kinterová, 4+4 Days in Motion, 15th Performing Arts Festival, Prague
Making worlds, Emil Filla Gallery, Ústí and Labem, CZ
Notes to the Subject (with Veronika Daňhelová), Školská 28 Communication space, Prague
Gedanken Zur Revolution, Part 03 “Art & Politics”, Leipzig, DE
Body, Old Brewery Gallery, Brno, CZ
Second shift, Armaturka gallery, Ústí nad Labem, CZ